Kaddu/Lauki Kofta
Ingredients
For koftas:
- Kaddu/Lauki (bottle gourd) 500 gms (approximately small size)
- Gram flour (Basin) 100 grams (1 cup)
- Salt Less than ยผ tsp (Readymade basin flour contains salt already)
- Green chilly 1 (chopped)
- Ginger ยฝ inch (grated)
- Chillie powder ยผ tsp
- Coriander powder (Dhania) 1 tsp
- Oil For frying the koftas
For gravy:
- Tomatoes 3-4 (medium)
- Green chillies 1-2 (chopped)
- Ginger 1 inch piece
- Curd ยฝ cup
- Coriander leaves 2-3 Tbsp (finely chopped)
- Oil 2 Tbsp
- Cumin seeds ยฝ tsp
- Asafoetida 1 pinch
- Turmeric powder ยผ tsp
- Chillie powder ยผ tsp
- Coriander powder 1 tsp
- Garam masala powder ยผ tsp
- Salt ยพ tsp (or as per taste)
Instructions
- Peel, remove seeds, wash and grate the kaddu. Squeeze out the excess water and keep aside to be used to use in the gravy.
- Grate the ginger and add it to the grated kaddu.
- Add the finely chopped green chillies and mix well.
- In the meantime, heat up the oil for frying the koftas and while it is getting hot, follow the next step.
- Add salt, chopped coriander, chillie powder, coriander powder and gram flour (retain about 2 Tbsp for use in the gravy) to the grated kaddu mixture. Mix all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Apply some oil to the palms of your hands and form the koftas and fry on a medium heat until golden brown. Fry all the koftas and drain off the excess oil and keep it aside.
- For making the gravy, wash the tomatoes, green chillies and ginger and make it into a fine paste in a blender.
- Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a kadai. When the oil becomes sufficiently hot, add the cumin seeds and let it splutter.
- Now add the turmeric and coriander powder and saute for a while.
- Add the tomato paste and saute on low flame until oil starts to separate. Add 2 Tbsp of gram flour to the grave and saute.
- Add the whisked curd in this masala and make sure the gas is on low.
- Once the gravy comes to a boil, add 2 cups of water, salt, garam masala and chopped coriander leaves.
- Cover the curry and cook for 4-5 minutes
- Gravy is now ready. Add the koftas, cover and cook for 2-3 minutes on low flame.
- Garnish the curry with chopped coriander.
Notes
Serve steaming curry with chapatti, pulkas or rice.
